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$685 million Mega Millions® Jackpot set for tonight’s drawing
WILKES-BARRE The Mega Millions jackpot is now offering an estimated annuity value of $685 million, or $347.8 million cash, for the next drawing tonight, December 30. If the jackpot is won at $685 m
LCTA riders to be able to use Smart Cards, mobile devices starting Monday
KINGSTON Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) Friday announced that it will launch its new mobile fare collection system on Monday, Jan. 2.
Fork Over Love sets food distribution and delivery dates
Fork Over Love has announced two drive-thru meal distributions including one for National Spaghetti Day along with Door Dash meal deliveries.
67th Fine Arts Fiesta accepting food vendor applications
WILKES-BARRE The Fine Arts Fiesta is accepting food vendor applications for the 2023 Fine Arts Fiesta: Fiesta Together.
Aldi, CenterPoint South and more: New projects underway or planned in region
A mini-business park along River Road in Jenkins Township brings the prospect of new businesses and jobs, although there are concerns about what it will mean for traffic in the immediate area.
GFWC-West Side sponsors a tree to help Victims Resource Center
HARVEYS LAKE The General Federation of Women s Clubs (GFWC)-West Side is sponsoring a Christmas tree, with proceeds benefiting Victims Resource Center, as a part of the annual Parade of Trees at Gro
Wilkes-Barre sets holiday curbside collection schedule
WILKES-BARRE City Hall will be closed Monday for the New Year s holiday and there will be no curbside collection pickup.
Hanover Township man pleads no contest to child corruption
WILKES-BARRE A man from Hanover Township facing a non-jury trial on allegations he inappropriately touched a girl opted to plead no contest to a child corruption charge Thursday.
Update: Police identify cathedral damage suspect
SCRANTON Police said they have identified the person suspected of damaging a door at the Cathedral of St. Peter.
‘This child was tortured’
WILKES-BARRE Prosecutors say it was by the Grace of God a chatty 5-year-old girl was able to be wheeled into a Luzerne County Courtroom on Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre NAACP swears in new officers
WILKES-BARRE Up to the challenge ahead of him, Bill Browne looks forward to the next two years as president of the local NAACP.
Harveys Lake man charged with raping child in 1990s
DALLAS TWP. A Harveys Lake man facing multiple charges of child sexual assault and possessing child sexual abuse materials in Luzerne County Court has been charged by Dallas Township police with rap
Police: Intoxicated man punched officer
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated man taken into custody by city police for public drunkenness allegedly punched an officer Wednesday night.
Ryncavage offers assistance to seniors on property taxes, rent rebates
PLYMOUTH State Rep.-elect Alec Ryncavage, R-Plymouth, has announced an outreach initiative to assist fixed-income seniors and disabled residents with their 2021 Property Tax and Rent Rebate forms.
Wilkes-Barre opens bids for demolition of dilapidated houses on S. Franklin St.
WILKES-BARRE Three contractors submitted bids Wednesday to demolish a string of dilapidated houses on South Franklin Street whose owner owes more than $331,000 in back taxes on the properties.
Police: Man crashes vehicle with son during pursuit
ASHLEY A Fairview Township man endangered his 15-year-old son when he failed to stop for speeding and ended up crashing in the southbound lanes of state Route 309 Tuesday night, police said.
Judge declares alleged shooter ‘currently incompetent’
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County judge declared a New York City man accused of attempting to kill a woman he allegedly shot twice outside a nail salon business in Pittston Township currently incompete
Former Wilkes student pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A former student at Wilkes University arrested for possessing child sexual abuse materials pled guilty to related offenses Wednesday.
Man says ‘I am not a monster’ in apology for robbing senior citizen
WILKES-BARRE A man from Franklin County accused by Wilkes-Barre police of mugging a then 78-year-old man in the area of South Main and Northampton streets more than two years ago was sentenced to st
Police: Woman fired shot, pistol-whipped man
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a woman on allegations she fired a shot at a man on Courtright Street and later pistol-whipped a man on Jackson Street, resulting in King s College going into lockdo